Authentic leadership. Inclusive leadership. Transformational leadership. These are the modern day leadership approaches that are being discussed, adapted and being tipped as the need of the hour. Leadership has always…
NORMATIVE Sufism is a genuine Islamic phenomenon as the Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) prophetic consciousness was founded upon very definite, vivid and powerful mystic experiences. From the inner unity of his…
What measures are necessary to counter violent extremism and religious intolerance in Pakistan? And what role should the youth be assigned in this campaign, which has a bearing on our…
We tend to admire and praise great poets and writers too often and by doing so we also end up ignoring many other lesser-known poets and writers. Take, for example,…
AROUND a decade ago, when digital media was still a thing of the future, The Serial hit the market and captured imaginations. An investigative podcast that looks into an earlier…
EVERY country is a continuum — even one as comparatively young as Pakistan. In 1947, Pandit Nehru cannily chose India, leaving the Quaid to grapple with an acronym. Seventy-seven years…
The Swat Valley, nestled in the northern mountains of Pakistan, is not merely a geographical marvel; it is a cradle of cultural, emotional, and natural heritage that flows through its…
Hardly a month passed since the World Cultural Festival enthralled the denizens of Karachi when the Arts Council offered another fairly successful ‘Aalmi Urdu Conference’ coupled with ‘Jashn-e-Karachi’ from December…
Protests of the undesirables are in the spotlight in the land of the pure, whose purity has been seriously tarnished by these national villains. While the list is long, two…
THE story goes that Chiragh Deen, a tailor based in Baghbanpura on the outskirts of Lahore, often entertained clients with his verses — many of which focused on India’s quest…
